Facts Project: Software Development for Mechanized Guiding Place British Columbia Country Canada Execution since 2024 Customer Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing Protected Object Guides and Guests Installed systems – WAC.3® Cockpit PRO – WAC.3® Assessment PRO – WAC.3® Runtracker Initial Situation Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing (MWHS), founded in 1970 by Mike Wiegele. Operations are based in […]
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Facts Project: Digitization and Modernization of Avalanche Safety in the Golm Ski Resort Project Integration of avalanche assessment and modernization of the Golm-Tschagguns avalanche protection system Place Tschagguns / Golm Ski Area Country Austria Execution Projects since 2022 Customer Municipality of Tschagguns / Golm Ski Area Protected Object Ski resort, slopes, and safety-related infrastructure Installed
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Damage to 420 kV pylon in Skjomen in spring 2025 (photo credit: Sweco) Facts Project: Damage to 420 kV pylon in Skjomen in spring 2025 Place: Skjomen Country: Norway Year: 2025 Customer: Sweco Norge / Statnett Protected Objects: Power line Installed systems: WAC.3® Cockpit and Avalanche warning systems Provided services: Avalanche warning planLocation-specific avalanche warningField
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Protection of the access road Facts Project: Site-specific avalanche warning in Fortunsdalen during the construction of the Illvatn pumped storage hydropower plant Place: Fortunsdalen in Luster municipality, Sogn Country: Norway Year: 2025-2030 Customer: Hydro Aluminium AS Hydro Energi Sogn Protected Objects: Construction access road Installed systems: WAC.3® IDA® Infrasound detection system, Weather station, PTZ camera
RV13 Vikafjellet, E134 Haukeli and Rv15 Strynefjellet Facts Project: Three mountain passes in southern Norway mitigated with remote avalanche control Place: RV13 Vikafjellet, E134 Haukeli and Rv15 Strynefjellet Country: Norway Year: 2020-2025 Customer: Norwegian Public Road Administration (NPRA) Protected Objects: Road Installed systems: – 29x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 – Weather Stations on Avalanche Towers
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E8 through Lavangsdalen and Rv. 15 through Grasdalen Facts Project: IDA® Infrasound Detection of Avalanches on E8 through Lavangsdalen and Rv. 15 through Grasdalen Place: Lavangsdalen in Troms and Grasdalen in Vestland Country: Norway Year: 2014 – 2020 RD, since 2021 operational Customer: Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration) Protected Objects: Roads Installed systems: –
Protection of residents and settlement areas Facts Project: Site specific avalanche forecasting in Tromsø municipality Place: Tromsø Municipality Country: Norway Year: 2023-2026 (options to extend to 2032) Customer: Tromsø Municipality Protected Objects: Residents / Settlement areas Installed systems: WAC.3® Cockpit and Assessment Provided services: – Avalanche forecasting – Field trips and observations – Documentation and
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Highest Wyssen tower ever installed Facts Project: Open Pit Protection in Codelco Andina Mine Place: Los Andes, V Región Country: Chile Year: 2017-2022 Customer: Codelco VP Protected Objects: Copper Open Pit Mine Installed systems: – 24x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 – 8x SARA® Short Range Avalanche Radar – 8x GINA® Geophones in Avalanches – 1x
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Securing Ski resort Ischgl Facts Project: Securing Ski resort Ischgl Place: Ischgl, Tyrol Country: Austria Year: Installation since 2009 Customer: Silvrettaseilbahn Ischgl Protected Objects: Ski slopes and mountain railways Installed systems: – Wyssen Avalanche Tower LS12-5 – WAC.3® Ski resort must be safe Ischgl (Tyrol, Austria) is a well-known winter sport resort with 1.3 million
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Facts Project: Breitzug Davos – Integration of Multiple Solutions Place: Davos, GR Country: Switzerland Year: 2018 / 2019 Customer: Community of Davos, Rhaetian Railway (RhB), Canton Civil Engineering office (Tiefbauamt) Protected Objects: Road, Railway Installed systems: – 4x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 – 1x LIA® Laser Scanner – 6x GINA® Geophones in Avalanches – 1x
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